Wind-shield fob automobiles



H. B. MASON.

l 3 1 7, 521(1) Patented Sept. 30, 191%).

mi) era HUGH'B MASON, or sen nnmiannmo, cemr omrm.

- I if; WIND-SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBIDIlS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH B. MAsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at San Bernardino, in the county of San Bernardino,'State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in lVind-Shields for Automobiles, of which the following is a (lesrriptioin reference-being had to the accompanying (.lrawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvementsin wind shields for automobiles.

An object of my invention is to provide an adjustable wind shield having one portion of colored glass and the other portion of plain glass and so mounted that either portion can be moved in the upper position in the line of vision of the operator of the automobile.

A further, object of my invention is to provide a Wind shicldot' the above-character which is simple in construction and effective in operation, andhaving certain details parts here of structure and arrangement of inatter more fully described.

in the accompanying drawings I- Figure 1 is a side elevation. of an automobile showing my improved Wind shield applied thereto,-

Fig. 2 isa front view of Fig. 1, but showing, the colored glass section in the upper.

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F ig. 3 is a front View showing the colored glass in the lower position;

Fig. a is an enlarged side view showing in dotted lines the adjustment of the two sections and the adjustment of the two sections as a whole, to bring the colored section in or out of ali'neinent with the vision of the operator; 1 i

F in. a sme elevation showing a modified form. of means for adpisting the colored or plain section in alinement with the vision of the operator; and

Fig. 6 is a front view of another modified form of wind shield.

Referring now to the drawings, A represents the automobile or the like to which my improved shield is applied. The shield con? sists of the two side arms 1 and 2 secured to the automobile in any desired manner and extending above the glass section to form stays or supports for the top of the automobile. which is well understood and needs no further description. The. side armshave pivoted. therebet-weeu by pivots 3 and l the frame 5 which is adapted to support the Speicificationof'Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 30, 19 19. Application filed July 7, 3916; Serial No. 107,955. I

plain and colored glass sections 6 and 7. The slde'arms 1 and Zare each provided. with a spring actuated. bolt 8 extending the'rethrough and adap ted to enter openings in the frame whereby said frame is held in a vertical position and yet may be rocked upon the pivots and 47 as to bring either the plain or colored glass sections in the up per position.

The frame 5 has pivoted in its upper end, the frame. 9 supporting the colored glass section- 7. Said frame in turn is supported by means of pivots 10 and 11 and whereby the said section may be adjusted s'o'as to allow the air to pass through the shield. This up- .peror colored glass section is held in its adj usted position by friction on the pivots 10. and 11 or in any well known manner. The frame 5 at its lower end has pivots 12 and 13 on which is mounted the frame ll supporting the plain glass section 6 and which, like the frame 9, can be adjusted so as to allow the air to pass through the shield and to allow vision gtherethrough completely void of glass. This frame is also held in its adjusted. position in the same manner as the frame 9.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the side arms are provided with broadened portions 15 which are provided with slots 16 havingat their lower ends the semi-circular recesses 17 and 18.-

The slots 16 at their upper ends are provided with semi-circular recesses 19 at one side. The plain and colored glass sections 20 and 21 have pivots 22 at their upper ends.

which enter the slots and are adapted to normally rest in the semi-circular recesses 19 and 18 whereby the sections are in vertical alinement. lVhen it is desired to lower 7 the plain glass section 20 and raise the col-f 18 and placed in the recesses 19-. The pivots' of the plain glass frame are raised from the recesses 17 and moved horizontally and placed in the recesses 18... I Y From the foregoing, it Wlll ;be readily seen that the plain and colored glass frames 1 can be interchanged so that either. may-be.

.in a line of vision of the operator or both may be lowered with their pivots resting in the recesses '17 and 18.- y-

In the preferred form, it is understood the appended that itis only necessary to withdraw the spring bolts 8 and the frame 5 can be swung on'its pivots 3 and '1 and thus either the plain orcolored glass section can be moved in an upper position in a line of vision of the operator of the automobile.

In the modification shown in Fig. l) I have shown a single section 22-3 pivoted at 24 and having apane of glass therein in which the upper portion 25 iscolored and the lower section. of plain gla s or it may lie-made with two pieces of glass of ditl'erent oolor.

It is obvious that minor changes in the de- 'tails'oi' construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing 't'rom the spirit of the invention as set forth in claims.

Having thus described myinvention, what i claim as new and desire to secure hy Let,- ters-latent is 11. A wind shield comprising a 'suppoi frame including parallel side niemhers, shin-- lar glass sections which extend from one side'niember to the other, one of said glass sections heine plain and the other colored, a supporting frame for each glass section, a frame pivoted to said side members and supporting the framecarrying the glass sections said pivots for the frame being; in alinement with the adjacent edges of the glass sections, said frames (:\l'l' \'ill-f,;' the glass sections each being;' pivoted on a line pas ing centrally and longitudinally through the glass sections, means for holding the frame pivoted to the side inemhcrs in adjusted positions, and means for holding the frames carrying the glass sections in adjusted positions on their supporting pivots.

A wind shield comprising a supporting frame including parallel side arms, similar glass sections each extending from one side arm to the other, a supporting frame for each glass section, a frame pivoted to said side arms and supporting the frames ca rying the glass sections, said pivots heing disposed in alinemcnt with the adjacent edgcs oi the glass sections, said frames carrying the. glass sections each heing pivoted on a line passing centrally and longitudi nally through the glass section, means for holding the frame pivotcdto the side arms in adjusted positions and means for hold- ,ing the frames carrying the glass sections in adjusted positions on their supporting pivots.

In testimony whereof. I allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. llUUll l). MASUN.

\V itnrsses:

ll. R. Sco'r'r, JAMES H. :PJOYD. 

